Salt-cellar

  • 21cellar — cel|lar [ˈselə US ər] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Anglo French; Origin: celer, from Latin cellarium storeroom , from cella; CELL] 1.) a room under a house or other building, often used for storing things = ↑basement ▪ a coal cellar 2.) a store of wine… …

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  • 22salt shaker — noun A small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes. Syn: salt cellar See Also: pepper shaker …

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  • 23salt — I. n. 1. Chloride of sodium, muriate of soda, common salt. 2. Taste, smack, savor, flavor, seasoning, relish. 3. Wit, piquancy, pungency, sarcasm, humor, smartness, poignancy. 4. Sailor, old sailor. 5. Salt cellar. II. a. 1 …

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  • 24salt shak·er — /ˈsɑːltˌʃeıkɚ/ noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] US : a small container that has holes in its top and that is used for sprinkling small amounts of salt onto food called also (Brit) salt cellar …

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  • 25cellar — [ˈselə] noun [C] a room under a building, below the ground • See: salt cellar …

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  • 26salt|cel|lar — «SLT SEHL uhr», noun. a shaker or small dish for holding salt, used on the table during meals. ╂[< salt1 + obsolete saler saltcellar < Old French salier < Latin salārius of salt < sāl, salis salt; influenced by cellar] …

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  • 27salt — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ mineral, rock, sea ▪ common, table ▪ kosher (esp. AmE) ▪ celery …

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  • 28Bread and salt — is a Slavic welcome greeting ceremony.Known by its local names;* * * * * * * * *Two non Slavic nations also have this tradition: Lithuanians (Baltic) and Romanians (Latin), both of them being culturally and historically close to their Slavic… …

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  • 29sit below the salt — ► sit below the salt be of lower social standing. [ORIGIN: from the former custom of placing a salt cellar in the middle of a dining table with the host at one end.] Main Entry: ↑salt …

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  • 30sit below the salt — be of lower social standing. [from the former custom of placing a salt cellar in the middle of a dining table with the host at one end.] → salt …

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